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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Plantain Family
  7. Beardtongues
  8. Saccanthera
  9. Richardson's Beardtongue

species 1,332 observations

Richardson's Beardtongue

Penstemon richardsonii

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

50 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Penstemonia clarkei, Anicia Checkerspot, Variable Checkerspot, Edith's Checkerspot 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Osmia pentstemonis 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Wild Turkey, Rufous Hummingbird 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hunt's Bumble Bee, Pseudomasaris vespoides, Great Basin Bumble Bee, Urbane Digger Bee 41

Children

  • Penstemon richardsonii dentatus
  • Richardson's Beardtongue

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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